Do I really need to practice NOW? How to beat procrastination

February 7, 2016, 7:12 AM · You are preparing for an audition. This time you are going to do it right. Only… you find yourself keeping busy with a million things except the very one you are supposed to be occupied with: preparing for your audition.

Everything seems to get bumped up your priority lists, and you have a very good reason for each and every thing you do instead of working on your programme:

Not feeling in the mood to practice now.
- Waiting for the right inspiration.
- ‘Knowing’ you work better under pressure.
- Believing you cannot concentrate if you don’t do those other errands first.

These are of course excuses and it is important to recognize and label them as such: awareness is the first step to change this potentially crippling habit.

About procrastination

We procrastinate when we put off the things we should be doing right now, in favour of doing something more enjoyable or that we are more comfortable with. For instance, endlessly planning how you are going to tackle a task. Or deciding you will first check your Facebook. Oh… I have to answer that email… You get the picture ;-)

“The decision to work on something is driven by how much we value accomplishing the project in that moment...

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